The United States and Iran have resumed hostilities against each other as both cede to give up control of the crucial waterway Strait of Hormuz. ^[1] The US military said it completed fresh strikes on Iran on Tuesday and warned of devastating strikes if Iran retaliates. ^[2] Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated on September 1, 2026, that the United States has mistakenly understood negotiations as a means of dictation. ^[3] Al Jazeera reported that a US airstrike on a wedding in Iran killed at least four people, including two children aged 4 and 16. ^[4] Iran launched retaliatory attacks on Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait following the US airstrike. ^[5] Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei wrote on X on 2026-09-02 that the truth about the US's illegal aggressive war and war crime lies in Sirik, where a wedding ceremony was bombed as part of Washington's desperate effort to hide its defeat. ^[6] Iranian authorities reported that US airstrikes on the town of Kuhestak in Sirik county killed 18 people and wounded 108. ^[7] US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on 2026-09-01 that if the 'failed nation' Iran retaliated against the US attack, it would be struck again at a much harder and higher level, and that very little of the Islamic Republic of Iran would remain. ^[8] At least five people were killed, including a four-year-old child, and over 50 people were wounded in a residential home in Kuhestak, Sirik, a coastal area on the Strait of Hormuz. ^[9] Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army spokesperson said that the country's air defence systems dealt with 13 ballistic missiles from Iran and intercepted 10 successfully. ^[10] Baqaei accused the United States of acting with bad faith and lacking a clear direction in its approach toward Iran, characterizing the US strategy as a strategic error. ^[11] Baqaei warned that Iranian forces will respond to any further attacks by the United States. ^[12]